The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-30
PETITION.

IL me Hsn0ruble Beard " County Commfssfoa-
osOf the County u BGliHc. ia ne Stdis n
KdHsds:
WE, the undersigned your petitioners, each
being q resident tax payer 81 The Township OF
Elm Greek in Saline County In the stale OF Kan
sas respectfully petition your honorable body %
submit 10 the qualified electors 81 said Township.
for their acee piance OF rejection. M special
election 70 BE- ordered by ynur honorable body.
under and In pursuance. 90 the laws Of the Stale
Of Kansas and an act entitled. An Act 20 en-
able Counties. townships, and Cities % aid In
the construction 0i RAILROADS. and 10 repesd see
tiOn eight Of chapter thiTty-nlne Of the laws Of
lsI4," approved February =. 1876. and the
amendments Thereto. the following proposition
with the terms and conditions herein specified.
tO-Wit: Shall the said Township Of Elm Greek
In the County Of saline In the State OF Kansas,
subscribe for one hundred and thirty shares Of
one hundred dollars each, Of the capital stock OF
the Minneapolis, Lincoln and Southwestern
Railroad Company. and In the payment thereof
issue 20 said Railroad Company thirteen Of the
bonds Of said Township. Of the denomination Of
one Thousand dollars each. or 50 many thereof
mot exceeding said nulnberl as shall amount 10
not exceeding two Thousand dollars per mile Of
rsiiruad constructed IN said Township BY said
railroad company; said bonds 90 Be payable 10
the bearer az the Fiscal Agency OF the state OF
Kansas, NJ New York City, thirty years after
ordered and declared by the said board that the
prayer OF said petition be and the same Is here
by granted, and that a special election be held
the date thereof. bearing Interest st the rate Of
six per cent. per annum. Interest payable SEMI
annually. for which interest coupons shall be
attached, payable at the Fiscal Agency af0re-
said: this substitution Of stock and issue OF
bonds being upon the following conditions.
namely;
As soon IS said proposition shall be deter
mined Ia the affirmative, by q canvass OF the
votes az such tlcCtipn, the Board OF County
Commissioners Of said County Of Saline, for and
on behalf Of said Township, shall order the
County Clerk % make, and the County Clerk
shall make. said subscription In the name OF
said Township for said one hundred and thirty
shares Ofthe capital stock OF said railroad COIN
Irlny.
And when the railroad Of said Railroad Com
nany shall be built aud completed and In opera
ton, hy lease or Otherwise, through said Town
ship from the North 10 the South line thereof
with depot on its line Of riilruad within two
miles Of the geographical center ~ said Town
ship, then the said Board of County Commission
efs shall cause such bends, with coupons at
taehed a aforesaid, 10 h. issued In the name Of
said Township Of Elm Greek and shall deliver
the same to said Railway Company ON delivery
or tender % the Township Treasurer OF said
Township Of a certificate Of said shares Of the
fnll paid capital stock of said Railway Company,
equal IN amount with said b0nds-dOllar for
dollar.
Provided, said Railroad shah he built and
completed aud lnOperatiOn 10y lease or other
Wisel as Aforesaid. on or before the first day Of
January A. D., 1855. and Provided further that
4 said Railway Company shall be hindered OF
delayed In the construction Of IFS said line Of
Railroad by labor strikes. legal proceedings or
extraordinary action Of the Clements, the length
OF time Il Is 50 hindered shall be added 70 ths
time herein takeL 10 complete said Railroad.
The f0ul Of the ballots - be used at said
election shall be. Fer the subscription Of
stock and issue Of bonds 70 The siINNEAPOLIs-
LINCOLN & SoSTHwEsrERN RAILROAD COsI.
aud issue OF bonds 10 TIE MISsEAPoL-s, LIN
coLN & SOUrHwEsIERN RAILROAD Con-
PANY."
And, whereas. the said petition being duly died
and now set down Tor hearing. aud the said
amined and considered the same, and 6eingfully
advised In the premises: The said Board do mud
and declare that said petition Is in writing:
that Il Is subscribed by more than twO-ifths 90
OF the resident taxpayers OF said Kim Creek
Township; That Il designafes the said The Mini
neapOlis, Lincoln a Southwestern Railway Com
pang. as the company 10 which IL IL proposed 10
extend aid ln the construction and building nf
It's railroad into. within and through said Elm
Greek Township, and the amount OF capital
that said ToWnship on Rlm Creek shall Subscribed:
that it sets forth the terms Of payment for said
stock, together with the terms and conditions
seripti0n, and the ballot 20 be used ai said eec-
ton. asked and prayed 20 be held In said Town
ship and that the said petition Is in all respects
In conformity 90 law
Now. Therefore IN accordance with the prayer
OF said petition, and pursuant 10 and by virtue
and under the authority Of the several statutes
On such case made and provided Il i hereby
in said Elm Creek Township on saturday, the
18th day Of June A. d., 1857, for the purpose OF
voting ON said proposition, and that NJ said
special election the question and PROPOSE
ton As set forth In the herebei0re reeited petit
ton. all Of which said petition Is hereby made
a lttt On TINS ufuer-siiAi ~ aiiu - hereby sub
mitted % the legal and qualified electors o. said
Township Of Fam Greek. for their decision by
voting by ballot thereon. as IN said petition
designated. And Il Is further ordered and de-
Haired that said election b. held az Bankers
ciall IN the town OF Trenton In said Township
and that itbe held and that the returns BE- made
and the result De ascertained and declared IN
the same manner as Is provided by law, for
holding general elections, and that the ballots
used az said election shall have written OF print
ed thereon the words; ''For the subscription of
LINCOLN q SOUTHwEsTERN RAILWAY CON
PANY, or the words: Against the subscription
Of stock and issue Of bonds 20 THE MINNEAPo-
LIS. LINcoLN & souTHW EsrKRN RAILWAY
COMPANT. Said ballots 20 be counted for "
against said proposition accordingly.
And Is further ordered BY said board that the
Sheriff Of said Saline County make due procla-
nation ana notice 10 the voters and qualified
electors 81 said Kim Creek Township, Of the
submission q said question and proposition set
forth On said petition and this order 20 and for
their decision ~ the special election 70 be held
as Aforesaid. By publishing the said proclama-
ton for thirty DAYS OF more next proceeding
the day Of holding said election, In tie Saline
County JOURNAL. 3 newspaper published In the
q general circulation In said Township Of Elm
Greek and that In said proclamation the said
sheriff set forth this order reeiting said petition
And the County Clerk Of said county and ex-
OiiciO Clerk 81 this Board, IS hereby directed 30
issue y he Sheriff q said county Of Saline.
STATE Of Kansas, a duly certified copy Of this
order.
Done By the Board Of County Commissioners
Of said County q saline. state Of Kansas, this
l3rd day Of May A. D., isS7.
AEeoN MILLER. Chairman.
j. ". BURKE. Members OF
A. L DoDGE- said Board.